Background
Shikyu Tanaka was born in 1637. Original personal name: Risuke. He was originally a clansman of Obama (Fukui Prefecture).
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Shikyu Tanaka
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also known as
Risuke
Education
He was sent to Edo to study under Razan Hayashi.
Career
He became a teacher at his clan school. Later he went to Mito under the orders of Mitsukuni Tokugawa and began compiling the Dai-Nihon-shi (Great History of Japan).
